Queensland Road Safety Week – Show some restraint
Wearing a seatbelt significantly improves your chances of surviving a crash. The widespread use of seatbelts following legislation in the 1970s is regarded as having had a significant impact on the...
View ArticleShop Stealing Offenders Targeted
Nerang Police and loss prevention officers conducted an operation at a local supermarket after a sudden increase in shop stealing offences was identified. As a result of this operation a total of 7...
View ArticlePossible impersonation of a council official
Gold Coast City Council Division 5 Representative Tracey Gilmore has contacted Nerang Police raising concerns of two recent alleged incidents of men purporting to be Council Animal Management Officers....
View ArticleJuvenile Charged for Robbery Offence.
A 16-year-old boy from the Gold Coast will face Southport Childrens Court today after being charged with the robbery of a foreign visitor in Surfers Paradise on August 2, 2015. It is alleged the boy...
View ArticleQueensland Road Safety Week – Share the road
Today’s focus for Queensland Road Safety Week is ‘sharing the road’. Share the roads with all road users. Keep a look out for bicycles, motorcycles and pedestrians. It is your responsibility to know...
View ArticleSharing the road videos – check them out
Have you seen these videos about bike safety and sharing the road? Check them out. Look out for and give all other road users the extra space they need – especially trucks, cyclists and motorcyclists.
View ArticleFirearm incident, Arundel
A 25-year-old man has been charged following an incident allegedly involving a gun at Arundel this morning. The incident allegedly occurred around 8am when a female driver observed a vehicle driving...
View ArticleHighlighting the value of Crime Stoppers
The value of the Crime Stoppers program has again been highlighted with Palm Beach Police acting on information from the public via Crime Stopper in relation to the supply of drugs in the Currumbin and...
View ArticleQueensland Road Safety Week – Drink driving
Drink driving is one of the major killers on Queensland roads. In 2013, drink driving accounted for 64 fatalities on Queensland roads – close to a quarter of all fatalities. Drinking alcohol reduces...
View ArticleTry our beer goggles at Runaway Bay Shopping Village today
Plan not to drink and drive is today’s road safety message. If you plan to drink, plan to get home safely. Designate a driver, catch a taxi or public transport, or organise a lift. Stay at a mate’s...
View ArticleShooting incident – Surfers Paradise
Police are investigating an incident where a man has sustained a gunshot wound at a hotel in Surfers Paradise this morning. Around 7.50am police received a call advising them that a man had been...
View ArticleDrug trafficking arrests, Gold Coast
Investigators from the Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad have today closed a five-month operation targeting drug trafficking on the Gold Coast. Operation North Maintain focused on a man and...
View ArticleOrmeau residents beware
Police are asking residents of Ormeau to remain vigilant for scams in the area after reports of a group who target the elderly may be operating in the suburb. The scam involves getting paid to...
View ArticleArmed person, Varsity Lakes
Police have charged a 35-year-old man with carry exposed weapon in a public place after an incident in Varsity Lakes last night. It will be alleged that about 11.45pm the man was seen in the car park...
View ArticleBurglary with violence, Burleigh Waters
Police are investigating a robbery that occurred this afternoon in Burleigh Waters. Around 4.45pm, two men have entered an address on Honeyeater Drive and one has produced what appeared to be a...
View ArticleDrug seizure, Molendinar
Police seized a large quantity of drugs following a vehicle intercept in Molendinar overnight. About midnight last night police intercepted a vehicle in Trade Court. The driver was detained and during...
View ArticlePSPA declared, Molendinar
Police have declared an emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act following an incident in Molendinar this evening. The declared area takes in Rosegum Drive, Sugargum Court, Crestwood...
View ArticlePSPA revoked, Molendinar
Police have revoked an emergency situation that was declared last night in Molendinar. The emergency situation was declared at 9.05pm when police were responding to an armed man making threats at a...
View ArticleWeapons applications now online
Weapons Applications Online (WAO) was launched by the Queensland Police Service to give individuals and businesses the option to complete, submit and pay for their licence and permit to acquire (a...
View ArticleAn End to Road Safety Week
The culmination of Road Safety Week on the Gold Coast saw a large scale police operation staged at Palm Beach, with Police from the Southern Patrol Group and Road Policing Unit joining forces to stage...
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